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Re: Path MTU (was: RE:)



On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 11:38:02PM +0100, Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers wrote:
> You're right. Spoofed traffic may be dropped all the way, but with
> broadcasts I would prefer to reject the packets.

If it is a amplifier attack, then sending back packets will hit the victim
(less hard). I guess its safe to asume hostile intent in ingres broadcasts,
at east when it is "obvious" broadcast to class-borders like /24.

Greetings
Bernd



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